KRQE News 13 · Oct 17, 2026

Sandoval County Clerk: Illicit substance found on absentee ballots

SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandoval County Clerk said an illicit substance was found on absentee ballots Friday morning at its bureau of elections warehouse in Bernalillo. The clerk said that initial tests came back positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, but federal and state officials are still analyzing the substance.